Carrying off the Palaces: John Ruskin's Lost Daguerreotypes
Ken Jacobson & Jenny Jacobson
2015
Quaritch
First Edition
Oblong 4to
Description:
Follows the remarkable story of the Ken and Jenny Jacobson's discover of John Ruskin's long lost daguerreotypes at a lowkey provincial auction in 2006. Presented is a comprehensive examination and cataloguing of early photographic plates created by Ruskin in Venice and the Alps during the 1840s and 1850s. The text illuminates how Ruskin integrated early photography into his architectural studies. Please read condition report.
Condition:
Fair Condition. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Notable split to front hinge exposing text block (as pictured). Contents are clean. Boards are clean with small mark to rear board. Jacket is good with minor marking to corners and small dent to rear panel.
Carrying off the Palaces: John Ruskin's Lost Daguerreotypes
Ken Jacobson & Jenny Jacobson
2015
Quaritch
First Edition
Oblong 4to
Description:
Follows the remarkable story of the Ken and Jenny Jacobson's discover of John Ruskin's long lost daguerreotypes at a lowkey provincial auction in 2006. Presented is a comprehensive examination and cataloguing of early photographic plates created by Ruskin in Venice and the Alps during the 1840s and 1850s. The text illuminates how Ruskin integrated early photography into his architectural studies. Please read condition report.
Condition:
Fair Condition. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Notable split to front hinge exposing text block (as pictured). Contents are clean. Boards are clean with small mark to rear board. Jacket is good with minor marking to corners and small dent to rear panel.